Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-15
f0RTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.
sen ATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan, IA


Mr.. Cullom moved in the Senate this
morning to proceed to the consideration of
the conference report on the interstate COM
merce bill. The report was agreed to BY a
vote Of 81 to ~.
Mr. Hoar concluded his remarks on the
interstate commerce bill by saying thut the
true policy of the Senate was to recommt
the bill.
Mr.. Sherman spoke in favor of recommis
ting the bill.
Mr.. Edmunds argued in favor of the con-
ference report. He defended the section
against pooling, which, he said, was simply
another phrase for the combination of cor
porate monopoles. If it should turn out
that the foreign trade of Boston was in some
way injured by the effect of the bill who
would be more ready than the Senate to rec 3.
tifs the trouble. But some kind of iorebod
ings had always appeared whenever in this
or any other country the legislative power
had been appealed TO to reduce the admitted
evils.
AS applied to corporotions, some years ago
when the legislature of Iowa passed the first
grange act the direct caiamities had been
predicted of it, but none of them had come to
pass. On the contrary the railroads of that
State had prospered more than ever before
and he believed that when the great railroad
system of the United States found itself com
PEELED to submit to to this legislation it wou
turn ont to be for its benefit as we'll as for
the benefit of the whole people.
Mr.. Aldrich reminded Mr.. Edmunds first
that the Iowa grange law had been repealed,
and second that railroad pooling was never
prohibited in Great Britain or on the conti-
nent of Europe. He expressed his profound
conviction that if the fourth section of the
bill were enacted into law it would prove
disastrous to the great interests of the coun-
try.
Mr.. Morrill, favored recommitting the bill
Messrs. Ingalls,, Spooner and Morgan
spoke in favor of recommittal and Mr.. Cul-
l0m closed the debate.
The presiding officer having stated the
question to be en- agreeing on the conference
report, Mr.. Frye moved TO recommit the re-
port
vote was taken on the motion to recon-
nit and it was rejected-25 to SO, as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Blair, Brown,
Cameron, Chace, Cheney, Evarts, FRYE,
Gray, Hale. Hampton, Hawley, Hoar, Ma
hone. Mitchell of Oregon, Mitchell of Penn
sylvania, Morgan, Morrill,, Payne, Platt
Sawyer, Sewel, Sherman, Spooner, Will
liams-25.
Nays-Messrs. Allison, Beck, Berry,
Black burn, Bowen, Gail, Cockrel, Coke,
Colquitt, Conger, Cullom, Dolph, Edmunds,
Eustis, Fair, George, Gibson, German, Har
ris, Ingalls,, Jones of Arkansas, Jones of
Nevada, Mcmillan, Henderson, Palmer,
Plumb. Pugh, Sabin, Salisbury. Teller,
Vance, Vest, Wathall, Whttehorn, Wilson
of Iowa, Wilson of Maryland-36
Pairs were announced between Messrs.
Butler and Van Wyck, Camden and Stan
ford, Dawes and Maxey, Kenna and Miller,
Mcpherson and Voorhees,, and it was stated
that Mr.. Ransom was absent on account of
illness in his family.
vote was then taken on the bill and the
conference report was agreed to-veas 43,
nays To- as follows;
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Beck, Berry,
Blackburn, Bowen, Cockrell, Coke. Col
quit, Conger, Cullom, Dolph, Eimunds,
Eustis, Fair, Frye, George, Gibson, German,
Gray, Hale. Harris, Hawley, ingalls,, Jones
of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, Mcmillan,
Henderson, Mitchell of Oregon, Palmer,
Plumb, Pugh. Sabin, Salisbury, Sawyer,
Sewell, Sherman, Spooner, Teller, Vance,
Vest, Walthall, Whitteborn. Wilson of
Iowa-43.
Nays-Messrs, Aldrich, Blair, Brown
Cameron, Chace, Cheney, Evarts, Hampton,
Hoar, Mitchell of Pennsylvania. Morrill,,
Payne, Plau, Williams. Mahone-l5
The Senate then at ll.40 adjourned until
Monday.